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First eddy covariance station in Arabian Peninsula established

ABU DHABI / WAM The Khalifa University of Science and Technology announced that its state-of-the-art Masdar Institute Environmental Monitoring Platform (MIEMP), deployed at the Abu Dhabi Mangrove National Park, has become the first eddy covariance station in the Arabian Peninsula to join the FLUXNET network. Eddy covariance provides an accurate way to measure fluctuations of energy over a variety of ...

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The Spirit of the Union brings the people together for good and love

Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has attended the March of Union on Sunday as part of the Sheikh Zayed Heritage Festival 2017 in Al Wathba, Abu Dhabi, on the occasion of the 46th National Day. The march organised by ...

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DLD converts over 5mn files to smart format

Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Land Department (DLD) has announced that in line with a regulatory decision issued by His Excellency Sultan Butti bin Mejren, Director General of DLD, it has closed its Records Department to make the transition to a fully smart archiving system. To achieve the transformation, DLD has collaborated with a company specialised in photovoltaic archiving. The ...

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Senaat sponsors Sheikh Zayed Heritage Festival

ABU DHABI / WAM Senaat on Sunday announced its support to the 8th edition of Sheikh Zayed Heritage Festival, one of the most celebrated cultural festivals in Abu Dhabi. Held under the patronage of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the festival is an annual event established to honour the UAE’s founding father, the late Sheikh Zayed ...

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Emirates’ new Boeing 777 cabins wow customers

DUBAI / Emirates Business Emirates’ new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft fitted with its game changing fully enclosed private suites in First Class, as well as refreshed Business and Economy Class cabins, has now entered service, to the delight of customers. The new Emirates cabins were unveiled for the first time at the Dubai Airshow last month, to positive acclaim from visitors ...

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ADDED organises workshop to promote investments, exports

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED), organised a two-day training workshop at its headquarters, in cooperation with the Ministry of Economy, entitled, ‘Policies of Encouraging Investments and Export. The workshop provided participants with an analysis of the government’s strategies to promote exports and attract investments, by providing practical analytical tools to study and encourage ...

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UAE denies Houthi allegations of firing missile at N-plant

Abu Dhabi / WAM The National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA), has denied claims made by Houthi militias in Yemen of a missile launch towards the UAE’s airspace. In a statement, NCEMA emphasised that the UAE’s air defence system is capable of dealing with any threats. The authority noted that the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant has all necessary ...

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Value of UAE construction projects tops AED3 trillion

Dubai / WAM The combined value of the 11,755 active construction projects in the UAE has exceeded $818.2 billion (around AED3 trillion) in November 2017, according to latest UAE Construction Analytics report issued by BNC Network, the largest and most comprehensive project research and intelligence provider in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. This makes the UAE, which ...

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Gulf chemical sector records $77 billion revenues in 2016

DUBAI / WAM Chemical industry in Arabian Gulf countries registered $77 billion in revenues in 2016, three percent less than the previous year due to fluctuation in international oil prices, an official said. Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), quoted Dr Abdulwahab Al-Sadoun, Secretary General of the Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association, as saying chemical industries in the GCC contributed around $43.8 ...

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46 ‘UAE Pioneers’ honoured

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, decorated forty-six Emirati philanthropists, led by His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, as part of the UAE Pioneers Award, highlighting the remarkable ...

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